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Plan Ahead & Help Our Feathered Friends Too!

February 11, 2009

We recently received an email from Joe B. and with his permission we wanted to pass along his very helpful information. . .

“I manage nature preserves for a living, including some meadows. One of the major reasons for conserving meadows in this region is for grassland birds, which are in decline nationally. I think that your organization should mention grassland bird conservation as another benefit of mowing fields for grass pellets. However, the timing of mowing is critical for grassland birds. If you mow too early (which many people do), then you can disrupt and destroy grassland bird nests and young.

As a general rule for this region, it is best to mow after August 1. You mention wanting to purchase August hay. Perhaps your site could promote a first mowing in August as a best management practice that provides environmental benefits. See the Massachusetts Audubon site for a good overview of this issue http://www.massaudubon.org/Birds_and_Birding/grassland/small.php ”

We at Enviro Energy thank Joe for taking the time to review our website and for passing along another very good reason to plan ahead now and help our very important feathered friends too! We need August-cut hay to make our pellets, and now is a great time to start thinking about the upcoming season.

Thanks Joe!

EE Family

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  Enviro Energy LLC is a newly formed business, started for the purpose of making fuel pellets. It is owned and operated by a life-long Delaware County dairy farming couple along with their son and his wife.

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  Grass pellets have almost the same BTUs per pound as wood pellets, without ever cutting a tree. Grass crops grown for fuel are not harvested until August. Woody, mature stems make the best pellets. Cutting this late in the summer virtually eliminates wildlife damage as song birds and turkeys are through nesting and fawns are up and away. This permanent sod cover is excellent erosion control and maintains the combination of woods and green open space that makes this area so desirable to wildlife and humans alike.

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  We at Enviro Energy LLC are excited to work with landowners and farmers in our area to bring our grass pellets to market! We can work together by purchasing a product that may be growing right out your door. Enviro Energy needs very poor quality, AUGUST cut hay! Weeds, briars, and small brush actually make your hay better for us. If it gets rained on, so much the better. The hay should be dry enough when it is baled, to store without molding, just like any other baled hay.

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